New York’s attorney general is resigning after four women accused him of physical abuse

It all happened within the span of a few hours. Yesterday afternoon, the New Yorker published a bombshell report in which four women alleged that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had physically abused them while they were involved in romantic relationships with him.

Two of the women said Schneiderman hit them repeatedly over the course of their relationships. In an initial statement, Schneiderman argued that the behavior was consensual, calling it “role-playing,” and insisted he never crossed a line.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other top leaders quickly demanded Schneiderman resign given the severity of the accusations.

Less than an hour later, Schneiderman stepped down, marking a stunning fall from grace for a politician widely seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party and a champion of the #MeToo movement.

Inside the ecosystem that fuels Amazon’s fake review problem

If you’re like me, online reviews are a godsend. With so many products of questionable quality out there, I rely on reviews to help me make decisions on what vendors deserve my money.

You really need to read Nicole Nguyen’s deep dive into an extensive, invisible workforce fueling a review-fraud economy that persists in every corner of Amazon.

These real-life reviewers earn money by giving five-star ratings of products they’ve never even used. They use Reddit, invite-only Slack channels, and closed Facebook groups to make their arrangements.

The incentives are simple: Having a five-star product is so crucial that merchants will pay thousands of people to review their stock positively.